Brooklyn stripper gets prison time for 2-year-old daughter's fiery death

By CHRISTINA CARREGA

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS|

Dec 20, 2017 | 9:26 PM

Leila Aquino declined to say anything before the judge sentenced her to the maximum of 1 1/3 to four years in prison. (Byron Smith)

A Brooklyn stripper whose 2-year-old daughter died in a fire after she left the toddler home alone was sentenced to prison Wednesday — after repeatedly ruining a no-jail deal.

Leila Aquino, 22, faced up to four years in prison for criminally negligent homicide charges after she pleaded guilty to leaving little Kaleenah Muldrow alone in their apartment in February 2016 while she went to work in a Queens strip club.

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While Aquino was away, the Bedford-Stuyvesant building went up in flames, killing Kaleenah.

But Aquino brokered a no-jail deal in October 2016 with Justice Deborah Dowling. She was ordered to complete an alternative-to-prison program and stay out of trouble. Once the sessions were finished the judge would sentence her to three years of probation.

2-year-old Kaleenah Muldrow was found dead after a fire in Brooklyn on Feb. 23, 2016. (Courtesy)

Less than six months after making the agreement, Aquino violated it by allegedly hitting a woman in the head and face with a knife sharpener. Aquino faces up to four years in prison, if convicted.

In April, the judge revoked the plea and sent Aquino to Rikers Island — pending a hearing to determine if the assault case would be classified as a violation.

While in jail, Aquino added a second felony case to her rap sheet when she punched a correction officer in the head several times, according to court documents. If convicted, she faces up to seven years in prison.

Leila Aquino (Facebook)

Justice Dowling told a teary-eyed Aquino on Wednesday that she "squandered" an opportunity for a second chance.

Aquino declined to say anything before the judge sentenced her to the maximum of 1 1/3 to four years in prison.

She will be credited for the eight months spent so far in jail, officials said.